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Bromus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 77 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005481.

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Statistics

Status Total %
■ synonym 834 79%
■ accepted 174 16%
■ unplaced 51 5%
Total 1,059

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Synonyms of Bromus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anisantha K.Koch Linnaea 21: 394 (1848) wfo-4000002151
Boissiera Hochst. & Steud. Flora 21: 25 (1838) wfo-4000004888
Bromopsis (Dumort.) Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 187 (1869) wfo-4000005479
Ceratochloa P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 75 (1812) wfo-4000007349
Forasaccus Bubani Fl. Pyren. 4: 379 (1901) wfo-4000014923
Genea (Dumort.) Dumort. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 67 (1868) wfo-4000015478
Michelaria Dumort. Observ. Gramin. Belg. : 77 (1824) wfo-4000024003
Nevskiella V.I.Krecz. & Vved. Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 17: 15, 22 (1934) wfo-4000026066
Serrafalcus Parl. Rar. Pl. Sicilia 2: 14 (1840) wfo-4000035164
Stenofestuca (Honda) Nakai J. Jap. Bot. 25: 6 (1950) wfo-4000036501
Triniusa Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 328 (1854) wfo-4000039226
Trisetobromus Nevski Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 17: 15 (1934) wfo-4000039351
Avenaria Heist. ex Fabr. Enum. : 206 (1759) wfo-4000043899
Calliagrostis Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 146 (1789) wfo-4000043902
Libertia Lej. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12(2): 755., t. 65 (1825) wfo-4100003092

Species in Bromus ( showing species 1 to 10 of 174)

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bromus aegyptiacus Tausch Flora 20: 124 (1837) wfo-0000855131
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus japonicus var. aegyptiacus (Tausch) Asch., Schweinf. & Muschl. Man. Fl. Egypt 1: 146 (1912) wfo-0000855816
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus patulus var. aegyptiacus (Tausch) Asch. & Schweinf. Mém. Inst. Égypt. 2: 175 (1887) wfo-1200014708
Bromus alopecuros Poir. Voy. Barbarie 2: 100 (1789) wfo-0000855147
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus alopecuroides var. calvus Halácsy Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 400 1904 wfo-0000855146
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus scoparius Guss. Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 10 (1827) wfo-0000856425
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus scoparius var. alopecuros (Poir.) Fiori Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 101 (1896) wfo-0000856429
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Serrafalcus alopecuroides Parl. Fl. Ital. (Parlatore) 1(2): 399. 1850 [Oct-Nov 1850] wfo-0000898683
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Serrafalcus alopecuros (Poir.) C.A.Gardner Fl. W. Austral. i. 95 (1952). wfo-0000898686
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus alopecuros var. poiretianus Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 3: 261 (1955) wfo-1200014727
Bromus andringitrensis A.Camus Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 136 (1956) wfo-0000855162
Bromus anomalus Rupr. ex E.Fourn. Mexic. Pl. 2: 126 (1886) wfo-0000855171
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromopsis anomala (Rupr. ex E.Fourn.) Holub Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 167 (1973) wfo-0000854946
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus ciliatus var. minor Munro ex L.H.Dewey Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 2: 548 (1894) wfo-0000855377
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus kalmii var. major Vasey ex Beal Grass. N. Amer. 2: 624 (1896) wfo-0000855849
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus meyeri Swallen Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 395 (1950) wfo-0000856003
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Zerna anomala (Rupr. ex E.Fourn.) Henrard Blumea 4: 499 (1941) wfo-0000907853
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus porteri var. havardii Shear Bull. U.S.D.A. (1895-1901) 23: 37 (1900) wfo-1200033186
Bromus araucanus Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 94: 343 (1896) wfo-0000855175
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus alpestris Steud. Berberid. Amer. Austral. : 52 (1857) wfo-0000855152
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus araucanus var. obtusiflorus (Hack.) J.Hern. Fl. Patagonica 3: 86 (1978) wfo-0000855176
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus obtusiflorus Hack. Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires xxi. 171 (1911) wfo-0000856119
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus araucanus var. araucanus – wfo-0001097943
Bromus arenarius Labill. Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 23 (1805) wfo-0000855189
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus arenarius var. macrostachya Benth. Fl. Austral. 7: 661 (1878) wfo-0000855191
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Serrafalcus arenarius (Labill.) C.A.Gardner Fl. W. Austral. 1: 96 (1952) wfo-0000898688
Bromus aristatus (K.Koch) Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 320 (1854) wfo-0000855193
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromopsis aristata (K.Koch) Holub Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 167 (1973) wfo-0000854949
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Festuca aristata K.Koch Linnaea 21: 412 (1848) wfo-0000869810
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Zerna aristata (K.Koch) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 54 (1970 publ. 1971) wfo-0000907855
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Zerna benekenii var. minor Grossh. Fl. Kavkaza , ed. 2, 1: 302 (1939) wfo-1200021395
Bromus arizonicus (Shear) Stebbins Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. , ser. 4, 25: 309 (1944) wfo-0000855194
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromus carinatus var. arizonicus Shear Bull. U.S.D.A. (1895-1901) 23: 62 (1900) wfo-0000855336
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ceratochloa arizonica (Shear) Holub Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 170 (1973) wfo-0000858790
Bromus armenus Boiss. Fl. Orient. 5: 642 (1884) wfo-0000855195
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bromopsis armena (Boiss.) Holub Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 167 (1973) wfo-0000854950
Bromus arrhenatheroides Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 301 (1883) wfo-0000855196
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Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 91)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Bromus:

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bromus acerosus Wulfen Fl. Norica Phan. 165. 1858 wfo-0001097293
Bromus alonsoae Leofanti & Echeverría Phytotaxa 669(1): 51 2024 wfo-1000076069
Bromus alopecuros subsp. caroli-henrici (Greuter) P. M. Sm. – — wfo-1200112030
Bromus altaicus (Peschkova) Galanin Fl. Daurii 2: 38 2009 wfo-1000057197
Bromus altaicus (Peschkova) Galanin ex Chepinoga Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 125 2023 wfo-1000056512
Bromus altaicus subsp. dahuricus Galanin Fl. Daurii 2: 39 (& 40). 2009 as 'altaica subsp. dahurica' wfo-0001368374
Bromus amethystinus Wulfen Fl. Norica Phan. 166. 1858 wfo-0001097302
Bromus arduennensis var. villosus (Crepin ex Husnot) Cugnac & A.Camus Bull. Soc. Bot. France 83: 67, t. 4. no. 21 1936 — wfo-0001097303
Bromus arenarius var. arenarius – wfo-0001399803
Bromus arenarius var. major Nees Plantae Preissianae 2(1) 1848 wfo-0001399804